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We love the Northwest, from the Pacific to the interior! Here are some regional favorites we adore, from places to lifestyle. Enjoy the best of the Northwest with us!

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    Healthy Granola Oatmeal Cookies

    These healthy granola oatmeal cookies are so delicious! It’s a bit of a taste “cheat” to use the yummiest granola you can, partially because they’ve done some of the work for us, but hey, you’ll all busy enjoying life right, so saving a little time is a major “YES” in our book! 

     

    Ingredients / Shopping list:

    3/4 Cup Flour (any kind you like)

    3/4 Cup Quick Oats

    3/4 Cup of of your Favorite Granola (For this, we tried Nature’s Path Organic Pumpkin and Flax Seed, Yum!)

    1 1/2 tsp baking powder

    1 1/2 tsp salt 

    1/4 tbsp chia seeds

    2 tbsp butter, softened

    1 large egg, room temperature

    1/2 cup agave or honey

    1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

    1/4 cup raisins

     

     

    Here’s how to make them! Get ready for a complicated recipe, just kidding, it’s a total breeze!

     

    Preheat oven to 325 Degrees

    Prepare a cookie sheet with a sil pat.

     

    Whisk together the Flour, Quick Oats, Granola (you may need to break it up a little), baking power, salt chia seeds, salt.

    In a separate bowl (we use the kitchen aid mixer with the whisk attachment, whisk together the butter, egg, agave/honey. and vanilla.

    Add the dry ingredients in with the wet ingredients. 

    Once blended, add in the raisins!

     

    Get your ice cream scoop and scoop about 12-15 cookies out. Press them down slightly with a spoon.

     

    Bake for about 12 minutes, or until the sides are golden!

     

    Great ready to devour! They are perfect for breakfast, road trips, Fika, you name it!